A bold son-in-law doting on his concubine and destroying his wife?The ashes are scattered!

"The art of abacus lies in mental arithmetic. As long as you master the key, it is not difficult..."

In the room, the elderly master was fiddling with his abacus, muttering: "Two four equals eight, three forty two, so this number equals..."

Under the high platform, the girls in uniforms sat upright, their eyes wide open and eager to learn, and refused to let go of the master's movements.

After the master finished speaking, he gave the girls time to make their own calculations.

Leng Lanzhi stood outside the window, looking at the unanimous answers on the abacus, feeling pleased.

Except for He Qianqian, the other students in Joseph College's women's school all come from poor families and have never been exposed to the art of abacus.

If they had not gone to school, these girls would get married when they were fourteen or five years old. From then on, they would revolve around their mother-in-law, husband, children, and cooking utensils. Every day when they opened their eyes, they would have to face daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, and endless chores.

But with the experience of the school, they will have one more possibility in the future.

Suddenly, Leng Lanzhi felt something was wrong: "Isn't there a total of nineteen students? Why are there only sixteen left now?"

She glanced at the young faces of the girls in the school one by one, and asked, "Where is Lu Fengxiang?"

After the wheat harvest was over, Joseph School recruited another group of students. The boys' school recruited an additional 150 people, and the women's school also recruited a dozen people.

Although the number of students in the girls' school is still not satisfactory, it is already a good improvement compared to the original single digits.

Women in this world are always much more difficult to deal with than men, and there are only a few of them, so Leng Lanzhi naturally devoted more energy and attention to them.

She has already made it clear to everyone at Xi that as long as these women want to learn, they can learn the Four Books, Five Classics and Six Arts just like men.

At the same time, some skills that can help women survive better in this world have been listed as compulsory courses.

Among these students, the one with the best grades is naturally He Qianqian. After all, the little girl was born in the He family. Not only did Mrs. Xie teach her carefully, but Mrs. He, Huang, now also teaches her many courses that are required for ladies.

Among the girls from poor families, the most outstanding one is this girl named Lu Fengxiang.

Everyone at Xi did not expect that the princess could not only remember the number of female students, but also remember the names of the female students.

After a moment of silence, he said: "Lu Fengxiang went home to get married, and the other two girls were also taken home by their parents. They said... they couldn't be left at home."

It was difficult for Leng Lanzhi to understand: "Getting married?! Can't we leave them!?"

She only felt as if her heart had been hit hard by something.

Lu Fengxiang is only fifteen years old this year, so it is not too late to get married in two years.

Moreover, her talent is so high that her learning speed is not much faster than those outstanding students in the men's college.

As long as she is given time, she will definitely grow into a pillar that can take on her own role.

Although she cannot participate in the imperial examination, it is more than enough whether she works as a housekeeper in a noble house, a shopkeeper, or even saves some money to start a business.

Even if she is given a few more years, she may not be able to become a female official.

Such a promising student actually wants to get married at the age of fifteen! ?

Let’s talk about the two families who said they couldn’t survive without the girls. The two girls were only eight and nine years old. What could they do?

And as far as Leng Lanzhi knew, the two girls had several children at home, all of whom were sons.

Liusha was silent for a moment and then said: "Princess, this is how things are in the world. There are many girls from ordinary families who get married at the age of thirteen."

Seeing that Leng Lanzhi still had a very puzzled expression, Liusha said: "If they don't get married, the people in the village can poke them to death. Of course, Lu Fengxiang and the others live in the academy, and the people in the village can't poke them to death." It reaches their spines, but it can poke their parents’ spines.”

"Their parents can't bear it, so they will naturally take them back."

There was another reason Liusha didn't say, because she knew that the princess would not be able to understand it, and would even find it ridiculous.

That is - for a bride price of a few taels of silver. Although the princess is the most beloved daughter of the emperor and has been named Princess Protector, her life is not extravagant and can even be considered frugal compared to other nobles.

Even so, a plate in the Princess Mansion costs more than a few taels of silver...

Leng Lanzhi felt a lot more comfortable.

It turns out that it was the girls’ parents who didn’t want them to continue studying, not the girls themselves who didn’t want to make progress.

"Let's go and visit their home."

Liusha was startled: "Go to their house?"

Everyone present was also surprised.

It was surprising enough that the princess could care about those female students so much. Now, it was even more shocking that she had to personally help the female students solve their predicament.

After a moment, he chuckled, and his gaze towards the sky above his head became distant.

He has made countless decisions in his life, some of which he has never regretted, and some of which he will not say out loud, and the regret in his heart will torture him day and night.

But the decision to come to Joseph College to be the mountain director was a decision he would never regret in his life.

As long as Princess Jialuo is here, the poor students in this prosperous country will have hope and support.

Regardless of men and women.

Leng Lanzhi changed into casual clothes and a more low-key carriage before heading to the village where Lu Fengxiang was.

Lujiacun is not far from Joseph College. It only takes half an hour's walk after leaving the city.

The carriage arrived at the entrance of the village and stopped. The coachman was a little embarrassed: "Princess... oh no, miss, I'm afraid the carriage can't get in."

Leng Lanzhi opened the curtain and looked forward, only to see that the way into the village was blocked by two wooden doors, and a fence surrounded the village, leaving only a small path that could allow two people to pass.

Although the carriage was replaced by an ordinary carriage, it was not spacious enough, but it was still unable to pass this road.

Liusha frowned: "What kind of village is this? Why are you blocking the road into the village? Are you sincerely not letting people in or out?"

Leng Lanzhi asked: "Is there no other way?"

The driver said: "Perhaps you can go in by taking a detour to other villages, but these villages are very winding. If you are not a local, you may not know the specific way to go. If you rush to take a detour, you will most likely get lost."

Leng Lanzhi put down the curtain: "Go down and have a look."

The coachman responded and was about to go down and set up a stool.

Suddenly, two people walked out from behind the wooden door and yelled, "What do you do?"

These were two young men, strong and strong, with alert looks on their faces.

Leng Lanzhi said: "Brothers, we are going to Shengjing from other places to visit relatives. We ran out of dry food along the way and want to go to the village to beg for food and drink. Don't worry, we won't eat and drink for free."

Leng Lan's appearance and noble temperament made the two young men's eyes wide open. They also saw that she was wearing silk and satin. Although she was not as gorgeous as the aristocratic women on the stage, she was not comparable to the country maids in the village. , suddenly a little embarrassed.

One of them blushed, but did not dare to look directly into the woman's eyes, so his voice softened a little: "Yes, yes, but we live in a remote country and there is nothing good to eat or drink. If you don't mind, girl, just come in."

After a pause, he added: "It's just that your carriage will definitely not be able to get in."

Leng Lanzhi nodded: "Thank you."

Putting down the curtain, she lowered her voice and said to Liusha: "Have someone take my token and go to the nearest government office to report it and ask the government officials to come over." (End of Chapter)